Canada Events

By kelseycrain
  • Jan 1, 1000

    The vikings travelled and settled in Canada.

  • May 2, 1497

    Explorer John Cabot sails to Canada's east coast and claims it for England.

  • Hudsons Bay Company is formed.

  • Seven Years War begins

  • Constitutional Act

  • slavory is abolished in British Colonies

  • The U.S declares war on Britain

  • The Battles of Stoney Creek is Canadian Victory.

  • North West Company established

  • Opening of canada's first railway line

  • An Act of Union unites upper & lower Canada as the province of Canada

  • Canadas first postage stamp is issued.

  • Canada and The U.S sign a reciprocity treaty

  • Confederation

  • Canada creates North-West Mounted Police

  • Gold is discovered in the klondike region of Western Canada

  • Boer War

  • The provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan are created.

  • World War 1 began

  • The Great Depression

  • World War 2

  • Canada flies its red and white maple leaf flag for the first time.

  • English and French became Canadas official languages

  • Canadian constitution was adopted

  • The Charter of Rights and Freedoms becomes the law of land

  • Canada says "no" to joining war in iraq.

  • Canada sets record for gold medals at the Vancouver Olympic Games.